A fast automatic infrared drying and fusing apparatus for a high melt coating on an easily combustible web



March 10, 1970 T. F. MULLANEY FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBU-STIBLE WEB 23 Sheets-Sheet 1 Filed June 23' 19641 mHIIH um nmw wmw INVENTOR THOMAS F. MULLANEY wmw ATTORNEYS March 10, 1970 T. F. MULLANEY- Flled June 23 1964 3,499,231 FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUS'I'IBLE WEB 1 23 Sheets-$heet 2 INVENTOR THOMAS E MULLANEY XM, 720% 1- M ATTORNEYS Mada 10, 1970 'r. F. MULLANEY 3,499,231

FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FU SING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB 23 Sheets-Sheet 3 Filed June 23. 1964 INVENTOR THOMAS F- MULLANEY BY M, Wf- M ATTORNEYS March 10, 1970 r. F. MULLANEY 3,499,231

FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING Am) FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT comma on AN EASILY comausnsm was Filed June 23. 1964' 23 Sheets-Sheet 4 INVENTOR THOMAS F. MULLANEY BY 40 M m M ATTORNEYS March 10, 1970 1'. F. MULLANEY 3,499,231

FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON. AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB 23 Sheets-Sheet 6 Filed Jflne 23. 1964 INVENTOR THOMAS F. MULLANEY am; mm+w ATTORNEY March 10, 1970 'r. F. MULLANEY $499,231

FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB Filed June 23, .1964 25 Sheets-Sheet 6 5 T J fi 1 i? 5 V Y f1 Y S I I I30 2 I l3 l U l n 1 1 X: 1 i H 1 L INVENTOR 1 THOMAS F- MULLANEY JM, M M

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IAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT comma on AN EASILY comsuswxsm WEB Filed June 23. 1964 23 Sheets-Sheet 7 INVENTOR THOMAS F. MULLANEY 102 BY M, mq w ATTORNEYS March 10, 1970 T. F. MULLANEY 3,499,231

, FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB Filed June 23, 1964 23 Sheets-finest 8 INVENTOR THOMAS F. MULLANEY BY Mme/Z, M021 M ATTORNEYS March 10, 1970 -r. F. MULLANEY FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB 23 Sheets-Sheet 9 Filed June 23. 3.964

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FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB Filed June 23. 1964 25 Sheets-Sheet 10 F? T i r i I W W U III y I 1mm 1 1mm 132 \i INVENTOR THOMAS F. MULLANEY ATTORNEYS 1'. F. M-ULLANEY 3,499,231 FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS Match 10, 1970 FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB 1964 23 Sheets-Sheet 11 Y 5 R Y 0% ME mm. m Vm +0 m m R S A I M M o H T 3. 3. m fl ///WT\\H, F W MHM Filed June 23.

March 10, 1970 1-. F. MULLANEY 3,499,231

FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING ANDFUSING APPARATUS FOR A .HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB Filed June 23, 1964 25 Sheets-Sheet 12 1 I III L l -2\ 1 1 /204 205 F N ,2O4u 207 ZOY 2120 I I 202 205 I 212 206 l I 2020 INVENTOR I I 206 V THOMAS F. MULLANEY 1 i 1% I '0' IO] BY HM, we 724L010 I 1 ATTORNEYS March 10, 1970 3,499,231

NFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPAR FOR A HIGH MELT COATING on AN EASILY ATUS T. F. MULLANEY FAST AUTOMATIC I COMBUSTIBLE WEB 25 Sheets-Sheet 14 Filed June 23. 1964 an L- OVEN IIO INVENTOR THOMAS F. MULLANEY ATTORNEYJ March 10, 1970 T. F. MULLANEY 3,499,231

FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB Filed June 23, 1964 23 Sheets-Sheet 15 326 STOP START 364 328 CRAA 356c L OLOFF ON H I LRYEXHAUST FAN MIAI STA. 2 e 3 A LKQJ-GREEN INDIaZ OR 3H% 3 I CR-IB k366i) 362 ---*v IF 6 I.R.EXHAUST FAN -II- I Q I STA-l 368C CR|C M-3-S A, l I|-- I-R. SUPPLY FAN I Q I I STA. 2 a 368d CRID 366d 353 I1 R. q 1 LR. EXHAUST FAN II M4A I I STA.4 368 CR IE 366 M-5-S 354 N J: 8 rf q q A I.R.SUPPLY FAN MIAMI I V I sT M-G-S 355 L i l: f g I. R. SUPPLY FAN I IMEA I V I STA, 4 CR |2A 366g EXl-S 55s 3639R|I- I: f/ f M DRYER SOLVENT IAAEXM I \J I EXHAUST FAN seen CR [28 EX2-S RI PK DRYER WATER coAT EX2A V EXHAUST FAN 368i cR [2c 366i SFl-S :58 I R r\ M DRYER SUPPLY I jSFiA V FAN- ZONEI R120 365- SF2-S 359 r J r/ M DRYER SUPPLY I 2A \J SF FAN ZONE 2 366k SF3-S 360 Q I L M M DRYER SUPPLY SF 3A U FAN ZONE 3 368. CRIZF seen.

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FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB Filed June 23, 1964 23 Sheets-Sheet 16 32 32s CRIOB CR4A 392 TIA Tl MOTOR IR 3 DRYER 3 ICI-UT H PURGE TIMER 3 4 TIC IR a DRYER 96 T25 CO ,4 I PURGE LIGHT IR 8. DRYER CRl2F CRBA IIB 2N PURGE COMPLETED RELAY 398 MAIN comAcT I R HALF E T P, 9. STATION RELAY CRGA cR 5A 403 IR AT HALF TZA mo. LIGHT 402 404 T2 MOTOR DRWE "NOT STARTED" TIMER (30 MIN) HTLI HTL2 HTL3 HTL4 406 TZCLUTCH IR TEMP HI LIMIT RELAY 408 m 43 409 OVEN TEMP. IND- LIGHT RR 4IO CRSB IR FULL HEAT LINE DRIVE CONTROL RELAY CONTACT CLOSES WHEN LINE RUNS R50 4|2A if I6A 4|4A ZONE l 4l2B l 4168 4145 ZONE 2 4l2C 4l6C ag?" 4I4C }ZONE 3 ZONE 4 .ZONE I ZONE 2 STATION 2 I (II4) -ZONE 3 INVENTOR ZONE 4 THOMAS P. MULLANEY JMZZWI M ATTORNEYS fiy. 55.5

March 1970 'r. F. MULLANEY 3,499,231

FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB Filed June 23, 1964 23 Sheets-Sheet 17 CR5E V2 9': FULL ZONE I ZONE 2 STAT ION 3 I20) ZONE 3 ZONE 4 ZONE I ZONE 2 STATION 4 (I22) ZONE 3 ZONE 4 T3 MOTOR 4 l 8 CgiFA STATION I (no) 4 ADJUSTABLE SEQUENCE TIMERS CR3A T4 CLUTCH STATION 2 CLUTCH -4 STATION 3 (I20) M CLUTCH STATION 4 INVENT OR 7 THOMAS F. MULLANEY BY ,JJ M 724% 9 M ATTORNEYS March 1970 T. F. MULLANEY 3,499,231

FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB Filed June 23. 1964 25 Sheets-Sheet 18 STATION l ALARM ATTORNEYS T. F. MULLANEY FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY Filed June 23, 1964 COMBUSTIBLE WEB 2.3 Sheets-Sheet 19 320 Q Q Q 0 O O W 000000000 000000000 000000000 000000000 O o 0 O O O O O O O O O O 0 0 O o O K450 b 450a L1 L2 1.3 344 ll 4 4 SOIb f1 54 so4 M.G. SET

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FAST AUTOMATIC INFRARED DRYING AND FUSING APPARATUS March 10, 1970 FOR A HIGH MELT COATING ON AN EASILY COMBUSTIBLE WEB 23 Sheets-Sheet 20 Filed June 23, 1964 INVENTOR THOMAS F MULLANEY BY JM,%-+M

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